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Feather-legged Bristle Fly, Trichopoda Lanipes, Tachinidae
Feather-legged Bristle Fly, Trichopoda Lanipes, Tachinidae
Feather-legged Bristle Fly, Trichopoda Lanipes, Tachinidae
Feather-legged Bristle Fly, Trichopoda Lanipes, Tachinidae

Feather-legged bristle fly, Trichopoda lanipes, Tachinidae

Found throughout the eastern United States and down into Mexico, this species, like other bristle flies, is a protelean parasitoid with primarily true bug hosts. Adults feed on flower nectar, true bug honeydew, and pollen.

Photos 1-2 (female) by smeckert and 3-4 (male) by louiseinva

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